#43: Entertain friends at home.

Date Completed:  5/3/2010

When I lived in Arizona, I used to entertain often – pool parties, weekend houseguests, dinners, whatever. When I moved back to Minnesota, I thought I’d have people over all the time too, but my schedule has gotten so busy and I just haven’t made time to do this, so I wanted this on my list. I’m all about repeating this list item too, so while I’m officially checking this off as complete, I definitely need to plan more fun times.

As for this particular item, I changed jobs this year within my company so as an opportunity to express my appreciation for my former team, I invited everyone over for an afternoon “lunch and transitioning” meeting. It was going to be a picnic on the deck, but since our spring weather didn’t quite cooperate, we ended up congregating inside. Nevertheless, it was an afternoon of stories, laughs, good food and fun. We even decided to pose for a “family” photo at the end because it was the first time we had everyone in the same state (our team covered three time zones). So, below is the pic that we ended up framing for everyone: Ellen, Cara, Hadley, Tom, Troy, Barb and Paul. Thanks for being THE BEST team I’ve ever had. Ever.